Burden of Dreams (1982)

Burden of Dreams (1982) is a Documentary film directed by Les Blank, rated 7.6/10 by 154 viewers.

The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to casting, tribal struggles and accidents, among many other setbacks; but nothing compared to dragging a huge steamboat up a mountain, while Herzog embraces the path of a certain madness to make his vision come true.

Where to stream (US): Criterion Channel.

Directed by Les Blank. Starring Candace Laughlin, Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Alfredo de Río Tambo.